dushvaari-e-manzil se dushvaar na ho jaaein — Mariyam Fatima

"ab ki bezaar hi lauT aae hain gulzaaron se rang hi le gayaa koi mere nazzaaron se ab ye aalam hai sunaate hue Darte hain naved baanT lete the kabhi dard bhi ham yaaron se khud ko phir kis liye batlaayaa thaa chaara-farmaa itnaa parhez agar thaa tujhe bimaaron se havas-e-gul ne ujaaDaa thaa hamaaraa gulshan haae bekaar ulajhte rahe ham khaaron se raaste aur bhi manzil ki taraf jaate the ham magar sar hi laDaate rahe divaaron se aate aate mire dil ko bhi sukun aa jaataa na kahaa hotaa kabhi haal jo gham-khvaaron se"

"zindagi kaa koi sahaaraa ho ham kisi ke koi hamaaraa ho teri aavaaz sun ke lagtaa hai jaise tanhaai ne pukaaraa ho baat jab bhi ho chaand taaron ki teri aankhon kaa istiaaraa ho raat jab aankh mein utar aai kis tarah subh kaa nazaaraa ho dil kahin aur lag hi jaaegaa ik isi gham pe kyaa guzaaraa ho ghaib kaa ilm to nahin mujh ko na hon alfaaz to ishaara ho de diyaa hai to ye bhi batlaa do kis tarah dard ye gavaara ho der se muntazir musaafir hai ab darakhshaan koi sitaaraa ho main to dariyaa-e-pur-talaatum huun tum to mahfuz ik kinaaraa ho sang-dil kuchh to de gumaan ko mire na ho shoala to ik sharaara ho"

"un kaa jaanaa to ik bahaanaa thaa maut ko yuun bhi jald aanaa thaa be-khudi mein use bataa baiThe raaz jo khud se bhi chhupaanaa thaa kyon na aate khushi khushi taair daam mein muft aab-o-daana thaa dil tujhe kyon sukun nahin paDtaa kyaa abhi aur kuchh luTaanaa thaa sakht ik marhala thi yaad tiri aur us par tujhe bhulaanaa thaa talkh har baat sach nahin hoti un kaa maqsad to dil dukhaanaa thaa aur bhi khvaahishein thiin duniyaa mein dil kahin aur lag hi jaanaa thaa"

"vo dil nahin rahaa vo mohabbat nahin rahi ab zindagi se koi shikaayat nahin rahi is baar koi zakhm bhi gahraa nahin lagaa mujh par sitamgaron ki inaayat nahin rahi jaaein kahaan sameT ke apni udaasiyaan kahte the ghar jise vo imaarat nahin rahi ik dam se un ki yaad gai to nahin magar ab fikr mein vo pahle si kasrat nahin rahi aansu hi ponchhtaa yaa mire zakhm chumtaa itni bhi ab ke yaar ko fursat nahin rahi mahfil hai hasraton ki khayaalon kaa hai hujum tanhaai mein bhi ab koi khalvat nahin rahi shaayad mujhe bhi ab ke vo kuchh meherbaan lagaa shaayad use bhi mujh se shikaayat nahin rahi kahte hain ab ke deinge har ik baat kaa javaab mujh mein hi jab savaal ki taaqat nahin rahi marne ne mere sab ko farishta banaa diyaa dushman ke bhi dilon mein kudurat nahin rahi pahle to lutf-e-shiddat-e-gham ki khushi rahi phir yuun huaa ke gham mein bhi shiddat nahin rahi kahte ke jaa khudaa ki amaan mein diyaa tujhe vaqt-e-judaai itni bhi mohlat nahin rahi"

"ab tak kahin tu fikr mein aabaad hi na ho ye iztiraab-e-qalb tiri yaad hi na ho dhokaa na ho tumhaari nazar kaa ai bismilo hamdard jo banaa hai vo sayyaad hi na ho jo miT gayaa hai ishq mein dil khush-nasib hai us dil kaa masala hai jo barbaad hi na ho kyaa sochtaa hai apne par-o-baal dekh kar vo taair-e-gharib jo aazaad hi na ho ye be-rukhi alaamat-e-dard-e-kuhan na ho ye khaamushi kahin koi fariyaad hi na ho"

"kis ko aavaaz lagaataa hai bayaabaanon mein dil-e-naadaan nahin rahtaa koi viraanon mein mauj-dar-mauj hi guzri hai yahaan umr apni ham ne saahil nahin DhunDhaa kabhi tufaanon mein lailaa majnun ki kahaani ho ke farhaad kaa gham qissa apnaa hi hai mumtaaz sab afsaanon mein thartharaati hai jo rah rah ke ye shama-e-sahari ik talaatum saa bapaa rahtaa hai parvaanon mein dast-e-khvaahish ne diyaa kyaa mujhe zakhmon ke sivaa par kami ab bhi nahin aai hai armaanon mein aai aazaad havaa ho gae bechain parind zikr sayyaad kaa phir chhiD gayaa zindaanon mein"

"is ishq-e-junun-khez mein kyaa kyaa nahin hotaa divaana hai jo qais se lailaa nahin hotaa kuchh hashr lahad par abhi barpaa nahin hotaa aae ho to Thahro koi zinda nahin hotaa kyuun kar ye kahun husn kaa nashsha nahin hotaa hotaa to bahut hai magar itnaa nahin hotaa kuchh kahiye to sharmaa ke jhukaa lete hain gardan bhule se bhi ab vaada-e-fardaa nahin hotaa milte hain vo dil surkh hui jaati hai chuTki naazuk hain bahut khun-e-tamannaa nahin hotaa deti hai mazaa mai kaa hamein talkhi-e-tauba jab haath mein paimaana-e-sahbaa nahin hotaa vo hashr ke din kushte ko Thukraa chuke sau-baar kuchh jaan si paD jaati hai zinda nahin hotaa boli ye tamannaa jo ruke vo dar-e-dil par ghar aap kaa hai aap se pardaa nahin hotaa tiron ko jagah dete hain jo siine mein apne un logon ke ai jaan kaleja nahin hotaa sahraa se qadam ghar ki taraf khaak uThaaun kaanTe se judaa paanv kaa chhaalaa nahin hotaa baiThe nazar aate hain vahi teri gali mein jin kaa kahin duniyaa mein Thikaanaa nahin hotaa furqat mein hai kyuun nazaa ki taklif gavaaraa mar jaaein 'riyaaz' aap se itnaa nahin hotaa"

"muzhda ai zauq-e-asiri ki nazar aataa hai daam-e-khaali qafas-e-murgh-e-giraftaar ke paas jigar-e-tishna-e-aazaar tasalli na huaa ju-e-khun ham ne bahaai bun-e-har khaar ke paas mund gaiin kholte hi kholte aankhein hai hai khuub vaqt aae tum is 'aashiq-e-bimaar ke paas main bhi ruk ruk ke na martaa jo zabaan ke badle dashna ik tez saa hotaa mire gham-khvaar ke paas dahan-e-sher mein jaa baiThe lekin ai dil na khaDe ho jiye khubaan-e-dil-aazaar ke paas dekh kar tujh ko chaman bas-ki numu kartaa hai khud-ba-khud pahunche hai gul gosha-e-dastaar ke paas mar gayaa phoD ke sar 'ghaalib'-e-vahshi hai hai baiThnaa us kaa vo aa kar tiri divaar ke paas kab faqiron ko rasaai bu-e-mai-khvaar ke paas to bane bu dijiye maikhaane ki divaar ke paas"

"ajab mushkil ki dil kaa haal aisaa ho gayaa hai sabhi ab puchhte hain mujh se ye kyaa ho gayaa hai main ye samjhaa ki gham kaa ab mudaavaa ho gayaa hai kuredaa zakhm to ye aur taaza ho gayaa hai kabhi fursat mile to khud se main baatein karungaa mujhe khud se mile bhi to zamaana ho gayaa hai magar ab sochtaa huun toD duun saare maraasim magar dil bhi tire gham se shanaasaa ho gayaa hai miri barbaad hasti kaa nazaara dekhne ko vo aae aur gham mein phir izaafa ho gayaa hai isi dariyaa mein ab khud ko Dubonaa chaahtaa huun ki is dil kaa talaatum mein kinaare ho gayaa hai chalo bhi 'qalb' ab tum dusraa dekho Thikaanaa ki is basti mein apnaa sab paraayaa ho gayaa hai"

"dil shaad nahin karte aabaad nahin karte mahsus ye hotaa hai vo yaad nahin karte naashaad zamaane ke dil shaad nahin karte kam-aql parindon ko aazaad nahin karte mohtaaj-e-karam aksar rahte hain gharibon ke jo log gharibon ki imdaad nahin karte kuchh log shikaayat ko haq apnaa samajhte hain kuchh log kabhi tum se fariyaad nahin karte ham apne iraadon mein rakhte hain tavaanaai ham daad ke taalib ko bedaad nahin karte jo aap ki niyyat kaa kuchh ilm hamein hotaa ham apni mohabbat ko barbaad nahin karte is daur-e-siyaasat mein 'mahmud' qayaamat hai ahbaab jo karte hain jallaad nahin karte"

"kahe detaa huun go hai to nahin ye baat kahne ki tiri khvaahish nahin dil mein ziyaada der rahne ki bachaa kar dil guzartaa jaa rahaa huun har ta’alluq se kahaan us aable ko taab hai ab choT sahne ki rag-o-pai mein na hangaama kare to kyaa kare aakhir ijaazat jab nahin is ranj ko aankhon se bahne ki bas apni apni tarjihaat apni apni khvaahish hai tujhe shohrat kamaane ki mujhe ik she'r kahne ki jahaan kaa huun vahin ki raas aaegi fazaa mujh ko ye duniyaa bhi bhalaa koi jagah hai mere rahne ki jo kal 'irfaan' par guzri sunaa kuchh us ke baare mein khabar tum ne suni tufaan mein dariyaa ke bahne ki"

"bahr-e-rang-e-daastaan rahne diyaa ik tajassus darmiyaan rahne diyaa ab zamin ban kar bichhaa jaataa hai vo main ne jis ko aasmaan rahne diyaa raushni aur khvaab saare hech the apni aankhon mein dhuaan rahne diyaa vo jagah raushan nahin hogi kabhi is mohabbat ko jahaan rahne diyaa maan ne maathaa chuum kar rukhsat kiyaa maamtaa kaa saaebaan rahne diyaa kul milaa ke ye hai raaz-e-tishnagi ham ne dil ko sargiraan rahne diyaa khud hami paamaal Thahre shauq se khush-gumaan ko khush-gumaan rahne diyaa"